Truckie Profiles

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Trucking in the blood for young gun truckie

“If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life,” goes the saying and in the case of 22-year-old Nick Madden from Nathalia in northern Victoria, this statement certainly has some resonance. Read More

David VileDecember 20, 2023, 12:20 pmDecember 20, 2023 0 1283

Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

‘Some of the roads are dirt and the truck handles them well’

Veteran driver Graham Gunn, 64, walked into the Ouse Roadhouse in Tasmania and parked his flashy Iveco 4×4 across the road. Read More

Alf WilsonDecember 20, 2023, 5:44 amDecember 20, 2023 0 1011

Outback, Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Road train driver makes childhood dream come true

Growing up in Queensland’s Lockyer Valley and watching the countless road trains go past was enough to inspire Chris Pearson, 30, to follow the same path. Read More

Danielle GullaciDecember 12, 2023, 9:27 amDecember 15, 2023 0 10243

Truckie Profiles

Trusty truck is a common sight around Tassie

It was a former hire truck and since Col Churchill purchased it three years ago this Mitsubishi Canter has been a common sight around the northern region of Tasmania. Read More

Alf WilsonDecember 8, 2023, 8:02 amDecember 5, 2023 0 822

Features, Truckie Profiles

Lucky streak helped owner-driver achieve life’s dream

Scott Brady is a third-generation truck driver from Sydney who always wanted to be his own boss, but was never able to make it happen – until a miraculous run of luck. Read More

Kayla WalshDecember 7, 2023, 9:29 amDecember 6, 2023 0 2028

Truckie Profiles

Brothers work side by side at family business run by their mum

Brothers Justin and John Rainbird were delivering food and general freight to the remote Hungry Wombat Roadhouse along the Lyell Highway in Tasmania in a Hino when Big Rigs saw them. Read More

Alf WilsonDecember 7, 2023, 8:06 amDecember 5, 2023 0 922

Truckie Profiles

Truck owner says eating his own veggies is the secret to health

Farmer Andrew Thompson didn’t look more than 50 when he pulled up in his Mitsubishi FK417 at Richmond in southern Tasmania. Read More

Alf WilsonDecember 7, 2023, 8:01 amDecember 5, 2023 0 791

Truckie Profiles

‘One of the boys was hit in the mouth by a flying condom’

It can be a dirty job but Andrew Krause loves being part of a team which pumps out sewers around Tasmania.
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Alf WilsonDecember 1, 2023, 4:59 pmDecember 6, 2023 0 13,796

Features, Outback, Truck driver, Truckie Profiles

Water drilling family says big move is ‘not what we expected’

It was a major tree-change of sorts for the Haighs, selling up their Queensland home and moving 3000 kilometres away to a remote 5000-acre farm, about 200 kilometres north of Alice Springs. Read More

Danielle GullaciNovember 26, 2023, 8:24 amDecember 5, 2023 0 11254

Truckie Profiles

Truck won’t start without four-legged ‘Battery’ on board

Small fleet owner Dave Barnes, who travels around Australia making deliveries, is often accompanied by his pet dog Willa, which goes by the nickname ‘Battery’.
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Alf WilsonNovember 20, 2023, 5:15 pmNovember 20, 2023 0 1655

Truckie Profiles

Trucking in the blood for young gun truckie

‘Some of the roads are dirt and the truck handles them well’

Road train driver makes childhood dream come true

Trusty truck is a common sight around Tassie

Lucky streak helped owner-driver achieve life’s dream

Brothers work side by side at family business run by their mum

Truck owner says eating his own veggies is the secret to health

‘One of the boys was hit in the mouth by a flying condom’

Water drilling family says big move is ‘not what we expected’

Truck won’t start without four-legged ‘Battery’ on board

A new truck for a new adventure

Sydney to Brisbane for $525 in electric converted prime mover

Outback truckie comes to the rescue

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